Job: Research Associate -- Metaphor Analysis - Corpora

23 Sep 2022


      Research Associate (m/f/d, fulltime), from Dec 1, 2022 until Jan 31, 2025.
Application deadline: Oct 15, 2022
The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1475 "Metaphors of Religion" 
investigates the significance of metaphors for religious meaning making in 
language use. Together with researchers from religious studies and 
computational linguistics, the information infrastructure project (INF) 
"Metaphor Base Camp: Providing the Common Data Basis and Advancing Digital 
Research Methods for Religious Metaphors" will build the digital research 
infrastructure for the entire collaboration. Unique research data combined 
with the possibilities of computer-aided analysis promise previously 
unknown insights into the use of metaphors across times and cultures.
In detail, your tasks include:
     • Joint research and development in an interdisciplinary research 
collaboration,
     • Implementation of cutting-edge use cases from the arts and 
humanities and
     • Advancement of modern data management technologies.
Personal Qualification
     • Universtity degree with a major in computational linguistics, corpus 
linguistics, digital humanities, or a related field
     • Excellent German and English language skills (written and spoken)
     • Good presentation and publication skills
Ideally,
     • You have experience in corpus linguistics.
We offer:
     • Challenging and interesting tasks with a high degree of personal 
responsibility
     • Team-oriented cooperation in a committed, international and 
appreciative team
We are looking forward to your application! The application (in one PDF 
file) should mention the reference number ANR 1047 and should include a 
cover letter, CV, transcript of records, list of publications, and copies 
of the master's thesis/dissertation and up to three other relevant papers, 
names and e-mail addresses of two references.
The original and legally binding job announcement advertisement in German 
can be found here: 
https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/223502f5e1605285c6eb2f232744279bd....
Contact person for further information:
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dipper, stefanie.dipper@rub.de